Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-07-23
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
LOCAL NEWS.

IT. from their wedding trip, and have set lied down to the stern realities of lite
 Judge H. B. Lighthizer, of Phenl1, IS in the city on business before the United States Land Office.
 The water in the valley has subsided somewhat, and the land owners VIII have an opportunity to mend their broken fences. Thomas Gardiner and J. A. Crowley, two prominent San Pedro ranchers, re- pert abundant rains and the grass stsrt- ing nicely up in their section. The Mexican horse thieves who re- certly committed depredations near Charleston in Cochise county when last seen were heading for the Sonora hne.
 G. w. Barter late of the Mining Index, is working on the Oakland Sentinel, but in what capacity our informant know eth not. A new wire cable and set of car wheels arrived for Messrs. Brown Doyle, proprietors of the Anna mine, this morning. A post office has been established at Mammoth, on the Lower San Pedro. Louis Ezekiels has been chosen post master.
 An old-timer in the Epitsph, says that ID 1864 the greatest rain ever known ln Arizona fell in this terrItory, and thst you could sail boat along Tucson on the Santa Cruz to the Glls rIver'
 Dr. W. J, White. for the past several years proprietor of the Grand Central Hotel, removed with his lsres and penates to Tempe. He contemplstes opening hotel ID that thriving little burg.
 Jack Bolyn, with his Daisy truck, eXemplified the old adsge of moving a mountain" this morning. He hauled al- most the entire furniture of the GrsDd Central Hotel to the depot st one load.
 W. L. Rowland states that some mRIieious parties have broken she head gate of his ditch where it comes out of the RiIlitO. He offers q reward of S10 information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators.
 A party of SIX Mexican miners under Ihe leadership of Canterio Fernandez will shortly leave Tombstone for the Sierra Madres m quest of placer grounds. They go provisioned for two months,
 Perch of various weights and measure ments, some of them really very fine ones, are beng harvested by the Mexi- can boys on the Santa Cruz bottom. The fish have been washed out of War nsr lake.
 Judging from recent dispatch re ce;yed by a gentleman here. the Hon Charles NJ. Strauss must have met with some misfortune on his arrival at ChI- cggo. Possibly the authorities there, Knowing that he came from Tucson, may have placed him under quarantine.
 Miguel, recently elected chief of the Yuma Indians in place of Pasquai, who died May Sth, on the l4th appoint ed judges, sub-chiefs and captains for the different settlements of the tribe. So far as can be ascertained, the pres ent administration, like the past, is in every way friendly to the whites,
 A young Mexican who by some hook or crook had secured the position of messenger ID the United States mail service. was recently dismissed at the instIgation of Congressman Smith. and resident of Tombstone appointed
 
 citizen of Mexico and MarE's point was Va. taken.
 Messrs. Waer and Kengle are putting the finishing touches on 8 saddle that, surprising as It may seem, goes to St. Louis. Mir. l.. Bishop n drummer for the Simmons Hardware Co, when here fell in love with ga beauty" and ordered duplicate for bis own use. This is an unnsual compliment. but he makers of this fne shddle are deserving of it.
 MT E. L. Whetmore reports water.;;S, lis ditch sufficient to v ater many acres. , The rise in the Killito did him no dahGSses 66t a6te. He thinks that an ad- diti5nal 5000 will complete his upper ditch and that during the course of the coming twelve months he will be in position to sell water and to ensure [ permanent supply,
 The most popular institution in town today, is Dr. Martins Arctic soda foun- tain. Its patrons are of sll sizes, ages, sexes sod conditions, from the million aires with which Tucson sbouuds, down to the most impoverished. During our recent red hot weather but for Dr. Mar tin and hisI Arctic soda fountain, life would not have been worth the living. Bee tbis fountain, drink of its waters and be be happy.
 There is a biz washoui on the South err Pacific railroad about eight miles this side of Casa Grande. Early this morning Supt. Noble left on a special trGin for the scene of damage It is ex- pected that the trouble will be over come this evening and that the relief train will be able to cross and bring in the passengers and mail. This. however. is somewhat doubtful Gs train No, 20 west bound will be turned back east as No. I9 and No. 19 east bound will be turned back west as No. 20 from Casa Grande. A wsshout is also reported in the neighborhOod of MarIcOpR.
 Private adyics from Charleston states that the dam of the Tombstone NJ. & NJ. G., on the San Pedro river, broke on the If. All work whereabouts is para lyzed m consequence. The smelter at once closed down. H. G. Gray and party engaged III washing tsilings al the old mill, had to stop work as did also the.men washing gmRlgam on the river. Owing to the terrific rain storms of the last few days, which flooded the country in every direction, the accident to the dam was not unexpected, The Tombstone M. < NJ, Go. have their steam pumps in readiness 10 pump ws- ter for the smelter if needs be, but as the roads are considered impossible. coke cannot be hauled over them pend- iDG repairs. CBttlemen snd hay makers wear radiant countenances, add so it is believed this blsck-eyed portion of the country will eventually pull out in good shape
 The discovery of the rich body of ore in the Crispin mine at Silver Kiug. giv- ing evidence of the north and south trend of the ledge. is circumstance of great importance to that camp, as well as to the county at large. Large sums of money have been expended in search ing for the Silver King ledge. the belle, being that it run in an essterly and westerly direction, but the late decisive discovery by B. W. and Pat Connolly sets the matter at rest. This fact will stimulate work on the South Silver King, the North King, the Tilden, and even so far as the Monarch of the Sea clam, and astonishing results may be expected. There will now be but little difficulty in defining the exact course or the ledge and but little waste work